Basic criterion required to pursue a course in astronomy is XII Standard and to get admission in these courses, students need to write an admission test.

List of some of the Entrance Exams in Astronomy

Aligarh Muslim University Entrance Exam

Cochin University of Science and Technology: Department of Atmospheric

Sciences Entrance Exam

Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Entrance Exam

Harish Chandra Research Institute, Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh) Combined Research Entrance Exam

Indian Institute of Astrophysics Entrance Exam

Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Entrance Exam

Andhra University Entrance Exam

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (A.R.I.E.S.), Joint Entrance Screening Test

Bangalore University Entrance Exam

Birla Institute of Technology - BITSAT Entrance Exam

Cochin University of Science and Technology Entrance Exam

JNTU College of Engineering Entrance Exam

Madurai Kamaraj University Entrance Exam

Mahatma Gandhi University Entrance Exam

Osmania University Entrance Exam

Patiala University Entrance Exam

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL) All India Common Medical Entrance Test

Indian Institute of Science (IISc.): Department of Physics, Bangalore (Karnataka) Entrance Exam

Indian Institute of Technology - Joint Entrance exam

Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (I.U.C.A.A.), Pune (Maharashtra)

IUCAA NCRA admission test (INAT) (set by the National Centre for Radio Astrophysics, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (NCRA-TIFR), Pune)

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Common Admission Test

Tezpur University Entrance Exam

The Indira Gandhi National Open University Entrance Exam

University of Chennai Entrance Exam

University of Kolkata Entrance Exam

University of Lucknow Entrance Exam

Punjab University Entrance Exam

Punjabi University Entrance Exam

Raman Research Institute Entrance Exam

Raman Research Institute Joint Entrance Screening Test

S N Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Joint Entrance Screening Test

Shivaji University Entrance Exam

Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Entrance Exam